Barkhamsted Elementary School

Set in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, Barkhamsted Elementary School is a small elementary school, overseen by Barkhamsted School District. It caters to 205 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 46% smaller than typical.

Barkhamsted Elementary School sits inside Barkhamsted School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Barkhamsted Elementary School reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Barkhamsted Elementary School reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Northwest Hills Planning Region (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Northwest Hills Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $93,551, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Barkhamsted Elementary School is one of 50 public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 14,539 students).

New Hartford Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Barkhamsted Elementary School.

Barkhamsted Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Barkhamsted Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 205).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.